Into a Northerly 1m Chop

Frank Pastor

Low springs, 0.4m at the pontoon and tight squeeze getting the dingy out. Wind N at 12knots, 1m chop at the mooring with the fordeck pitching making setup difficult. We trying sailing off on a beam reach to the east but the waves and wind said "no", so the fell off to port and jibed the sailed east through the moorings to open water. The jib and reefed main were a good choice and we worked to windward, tacking NE and NW against the northerly and in 1m chop with the occasional 1.5m wave. A good day sailing, in breezy wavey conditions and giving us a good core workout. We saw a small pod of dolphins leaping over the waves on our last leg toward the moorings.